PARIS, France – Make you sabi, air travel no be small wahala! One Air France flight wey dey go Chicago O’Hare from Paris-Charles de Gaulle don turn back after almost seven hours air time. Dis flight AF136, operated by Airbus A350-900, come give ghost on top operational wahala as dem no gree dem land for Chicago. E be like say dem dey play hide and seek!
Dis flight take off from Paris around 12:49 PM local time for Saturday, June 28, 2025, going straight for Chicago. Everything dey go normal as dem dey fly at cruising altitude of 38,000 feet. But as dem dey cross mid-Atlantic, something change for the air. Crew come decide say, ‘No be today we go land for Chicago’ after dem no get clearance. Na serious matter be dis o.
Passengers dey wonder as dem go dey chop air for plane for six hours just to turn back! According to one passenger wey waka talk with AIRLIVE, na just because dem no gree dem land the flight return to France. Even Air France confirm say na for “operational reasons” dem come back, but dem no fit give us all the juicy details (who put salt for this pepper soup?).
Eventually, dem land safely back for Paris-Charles de Gaulle after 6 hours 37 minutes, like say na all dis talk na wetin dey happen for telenovela. Air France no leave dem passengers stranded; dem arrange hotel for dem to sleep as dem plan next flight. Dis replacement flight, AF4080, don take off for Sunday, June 29, around 2:20 PM local time, so everybody fit gree dey go Chicago.
As we dey gree talk about flying issues, another wahala don show face for American Airlines. Dem Flight AA780 wey dey come from Philadelphia to Naples also get problem make dem divert to Rome. Na wah! Dis one come dey happen too after dem don discover say dem aircraft type wey dem use no gree land for Naples. E be like say dem slap dem for face with dat info!
So as dem dey fly close to Italy, flight crew come realize say dem 787-9 no get permission to land for Naples. Dem quickly divert to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) after dem run calculations, and the weather no be the matter at all. Everything clear for sky! Na wetin we go fit select when to land o. But when e reach airport matter, na selector wey no get certification for that kind aircraft wey fit jam the plans.
De diversion make sense sha, but na wetin dey happen? Dem 787-9 no fit land for Naples due to runway issue (e too big for dem). Na serious wahala! The 787-9 dey long pass 787-8 wey dem dey usually use for dat route. E go come better if we fit check compatibility before upgrade, but dem gree find solution as dem reassign planes. The diverted plane don land Rome–Chicago route, while other one dey hustle take care of Naples trip.
Wetin I go talk be say, airlines better dey ginger dem game well to avoid all these headaches wey dem passengers dey endure. As flights don dey become mini dramas, we go keep our eyes on sky and updates. Small small, we go fit clear all dis travel wahala!
